Duster



Patented Nov. 30, 1926.

UNTED STATES JOHN H. MOORE, OF HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

Application filed January 16, 1923. Serial No. 612,959.

rlhis invention relates to dusters and the art of making them but morespecifically' it relates to that form of duster in which the interiorpart of the dust members is attached to and over a knob on the end ofthe handle and bent down and secured in place by outer dust membersbound to the handle adj aeent the interior brush members and the art ofmaking such dusters.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a side View of my dustercompleted and ready for use.

Figure 2 is a View of the duster end of the handle showing the knobthereon around and to which the cluster materials are attached.

Figure 3 is a View of that part of the handle shown in Figure 2 showingthe first stage in the construction of the duster.

Figure t is a View of the brush showing the duster material attached tothe knob bent over the knob and the outer layer of the material beingapplied to the handle.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary View of the fabric strip or fibre which is tobe attached directly to the knob of the handle.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary View of the slitted fabric strip used informing the outer part of the duster.

In the drawing the handle as a whole is designated by the numeral l. Onthe outer end of the handle is a ring member 2 attached by any suitablemeans and used for supporting or carrying the duster about. On the inneror duster end of the handle there is formed a knob 3 over and to whichthe duster elements are to be attached. The duster itself is composed oftwo parts, an inner one secured oyer the knob and an outer one securedto the handle adjacent the knob and completely enveloping the rst part.The inner part of the duster is composed of strips i which have theircentral part securely bound over the end of the knob by means of cord orstrings rIhestrips Li are shown to be made of fabric material but may beof any other suitable material. After the strips 4; have been securelyattached to the knob end of the handle as shown in Figure 8 the ends ofthe strips are brought over the knob to part of the duster. After thebrush has reached this stage of construction the piece of fabric such asshown in Figure 6 is wrapped around the duster as already'eonstructedand securely attached to the handle adjacent the knob by means of a cord9. The fabric piece 6 before being attached to the handle is cut intostrips 8 by means of slits 7. These slits extend all the Way from oneedge of the strip to within a short distance of the other edge leaving apart on one edge of the strip by which all of the strips S are heldtoget ier. It is the unslit part of the strip 6 that is attached to thehandle. After the fabric piece G has been secured to the handle as abovedescribe-flL there is wound around the handle part of the strip 6 andthe adjacent handle a cord which forms binding means such as that shownby the numeral l0 in Figure l. The duster element as a whole isindicated by the numeral 11. l

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I consider as new and wish toprotect by Letters Patent, is:

In a duster, a handle having a knob on the end thereof, strips of fabricmaterial sccured at their middle part over the cnr. of the knob andhaving their free ends bent away from the handle to form the inner partof the cluster, and a piece of slitted fab 'ic material wrapped aroundthe handle and secured adjacent the knob, the slitted ends forming theouter part of the duster.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOI-IN H. MOORE.

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